Joiner Partnership Inc.’s Scott Brady has joined American Heart Association (AHA) as the chair for the 2015 Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lone Star College - Kingwood.

Joiner Partnership Inc.’s Scott Brady has joined American Heart Association (AHA) as the chair for the 2015 Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lone Star College - Kingwood.

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Joiner Partnership Inc.’s Scott Brady has joined American Heart Association (AHA) as the chair for the 2015 Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lone Star College - Kingwood.

Joiner Partnership Inc.’s Scott Brady has joined American Heart Association (AHA) as the chair for the 2015 Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lone Star College - Kingwood.

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Joiner Partnership’s Brady takes role as chair of the upcoming Heart Walk on Nov. 7

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Joiner Partnership Inc.’s Scott Brady has joined American Heart Association (AHA) as the chair for the 2015 Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lone Star College - Kingwood.

The walk will take place from 8-11 a.m. and will help raise funds needed for life-saving medical technologies and research.

The annual walk, sponsored by Memorial Hermann Northeast, is one of five Heart Walks that will take place across the Greater Houston area during the months of October and November.

“I am honored to chair the 2015 Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk. Our goal this year of $150,000 will help the American Heart Association fund the research we need in the Greater Lake Houston community to discover life-saving technologies to fight heart diseases and stroke,” Brady said.

“These funds also serve a vital role in helping the organization reach its 2020 Impact Goal of improving the cardiovascular lives of all Americans by 20 percent,” Brady said. “I’m proud to be part of such an ambitious cause, and cannot wait to join my community and walk on Nov. 7.”

Last year, approximately 3,000 people participated in the Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk, raising over $145,000. This year, the American Heart Association hopes to exceed its fundraising goal of $150,000 with help from the community.

Heath Rushing, the CEO of Memorial Hermann Northeast, says he is thrilled to return this year.

“The Greater Lake Houston Heart Walk helps raise important funds to continue to educate our community on risk factors associated with heart disease,” Rushing said. “These funds are also important for continued research to help uncover new, innovative, and less invasive means of treating, and ultimately eliminating, heart disease.”

Last year, Humble ISD, who formed the largest Heart Walk team in Texas, is also gearing up for the walk and encouraging its students to adopt healthy habits at an early age.

Today, about one in three American kids is considered overweight or obese. In fact, the prevalence of obesity in children has more than tripled from 1971 to 2011. Local Heart Walks help provide education about childhood obesity.

The AHA recommends walking at least 30 minutes a day to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.